After identifying herself as the woman in the case, Clark told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme that she took the judge’s comments in a “positive way”. She added: “She [Kushner] was absolutely right in what she said, but it was taken out of context. She put the blame massively on rapists not victims. She just simply said ‘be careful’ basically, which is smart advice. But she wasn’t at all victim-blaming.”

Explaining her decision to talk about the case, Clark said: “It is a really important subject and people don’t talk about it and are afraid to admit things happened.”

Clark told the BBC that she had initially blamed herself, but has since changed her view. “A few people I told put it down to my behaviour. I thought it was true. Everybody blames themselves. I know that it is not my fault but it is hard not to blame yourself especially when you are in that situation.”

Clark said she would not have reported the rape if it had not been captured on video. “It probably wouldn’t have gone anywhere it was just my word against theirs without the evidence,” she said.

Kushner’s comments, at the end of her final trial before retiring, prompted outrage from campaigners and senior officials.

The Northumbria police and crime commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, a former solicitor general and former Labour MP, said Kushner’s remarks implied that the victim was somehow responsible. She said the judge should have given advice to help women stay safe instead of implying “it’s your fault for having attracted him in the first place”.

Kushner said that she felt compelled to speak out. She told the sentencing hearing: “I beg girls and women to have this in mind. Girls are perfectly entitled to drink themselves into the ground but should be aware people who are potential defendants to rape gravitate towards girls who have been drinking. It shouldn’t be like that but it does happen and we see it time and time again.”